Punjab Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema on Monday honoured two academicians with lifetime Achievement Award, 34 teachers with State Award, 33 teachers, education officers, or employees with commendation letters during the state-level function — dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Punjabi Suba.
In a new initiative, Punjab government honoured Sister Mirabel and Principal Swaran Singh with ‘lifetime Achievement’ awards. They were presented with an amount of Rs one lakh each, a medal, a shawl and a commendation certificate.
The state awardees were presented with the increased amount of Rs 25,000 each which earlier stood at Rs 10,000. The state awardee 34 teachers were also honoured with a medal, shawl and a commendation certificate.
These teachers would also get an extension in service for the period of one year. Besides, another 33 teachers, education officers, or employees were awarded a shawl and a commendation certificate.
Cheema, addressing the teachers, said that the ‘lifetime Achievement’ award has been started for the first time to honour those who have devoted their entire life spans to serve the cause of education.
He also congratulated the teaching community on behalf of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal and also remembered the former President Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan whose birthday every year is celebrated as the ‘Teachers Day’.
He also exhorted the teaching community to take pledge for making Punjab No. 1 in academic sphere.
“After infrastructure, now the target is to make Punjab topmost state academically,” said Cheema.